PHOTO BY PAUL MARKERT, ILLUSTRATION BY DEAN LAVATO GREAT DRIVES Rich Spring Golf Club Cold Spring | No. 5 » par 4 » 303-378 yards Opened Nine holes in 1961; Second nine in 1982 | Head Professional Luke Liebel Superintendent Jim Johnson D ecisions, decisions. Bust a driver over the sharp, dogleg left (traversing trees and OB en route) for a short approach or hit a shorter club to the corner of the dogleg? " It's a great risk-reward par 4, " head pro Luke Liebel says. " You can cut the corner [carrying upwards of 290 yards] to just in front of the green. Otherwise, hit out to the corner and play it like a normal par 4. " Risk aversion doesn't sound fun, especially since the second shot from the turn is more than 200 yards into a heavily sloped (back-tofront) green with a bunker front/ right and Great Northern Lake long. Liebel advises to stay below the hole. " It's very diffi cult to make a putt from above the hole, " he says. " I'd rather have a 20-footer up the hill than a 5-footer down the hill. " At least that decision is easy. -Joseph Oberle " Keep the ball below the hole. If you go over the green, you are in the lake. " -Luke Liebel 8 MINNESOTAGOLFER Summer 2019 mngolf.orghttp://www.mngolf.org